Racialized Access to Reproductive Health Care

For most people of color in the United States racialization persists in aspects of their everyday lives. Racialization, defined by Douglas Massey as “a social process by which meanings and attributions are attached to inherited characteristics, typically for purposes of exploitation and exclusion,” in combination with gendered oppression have distinct consequences for women of color. To add another layer to their oppression, female immigrants of color─Black and non-Black Latine women to be specific in this context─face several disparities due to their intersectional identities. This research will explore the particular disparities that exist in reproductive health care in the United States for Black and non-Black Latine immigrant women. It is my expectation that the sociological literature that exists on this topic will help inform, if not provide a sufficient answer to the following research question: what is the extent to which Black and non-Black Latine immigrant women do not receive adequate health care in the United States, and what are the factors that contribute to this disparity? Access here.